[SEL] Grant's Novo

Graham Harris ozengine at yahoo.com.au
Thu Jun 10 18:14:30 PDT 2004


Hi Grant

Very interested in your Novo find at the farm. What a
pleasure to behold seeing old iron like that - a nice
picture for the rest of us. I hope you acquire it and
that it's not too bad inside. There's a few holes
exposed to the weather though.

My 2c worth. I think it's only the light and grass
shadows showing the base as "different, squarer" to a
Novo as Luke suggested. The upright fuel fillers IMO
is a clue to the early series (except that the Ideal's
differ), and it may be a London as suggested.
Unfortunately the carby is missing, but I would reckon
it's the early brass square type too. On the later
series (Novo's at least) the serial number is on the
top edge of the hopper after about 70,000. In your
case, like my early Novo it would only be on the tag.
Can't tell if the tag is there or not (on the spark
plug side)...yet! but the other hand-hole cover might
tell you something if it's still there.

There appears to be scads of parts in the USA for
these and some good list mates with Novo's who have
helped me with pics etc. I'd say go get it! especially
if it's cheap. Offer maybe 30 $, considering it's
condition. And see if the carby is on a shelf
somewhere at the farm!! Don't leave without looking
whatever you do and don't forget to tell us how you
get on.

Cheers

Graham in Oz
 



Thanks a bunch Arnie!  The brochure info is great.  It
sure does 
look like a 
Novo to me.  I'll see if I can get a digital over to
snap some 
pictures 
soon.  Wow - your's sure looks like it's in super-nice
original 
shape.

I'll post some more pictures soon.  Thanks again!

Grant Weir


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